With the series already done and dusted, India and South Africa will look to test their bench strength when they lock horns in the third T20I in Indore on Tuesday, September 4. The hosts are 2-0 up in the series and will look to inflict a whitewash at the Holkar Stadium.
For the game, India have rested two of their top three batters – KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. And while Shreyas Iyer will walk into the XI unquestioned, the extra spot could be used to audition an extra pacer right away.
A toss-up between Mohammad Siraj and Umesh Yadav tomorrow would likely be a hint of who takes up Mohammad Shami’s place in India’s World Cup reserves should he be approved as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement, who was ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022.
South Africa, on the other hand, did manage a quick turnaround in the batting fortunes from Trivandrum, with David Miller racking up a scintillating hundred. However, skipper Temba Bavuma and Rillie Rossouw’s dismal form with the bat will keep the Proteas think tank worried with only a couple of weeks left for the marquee T20 competition.
Match Details
3rd T20I – India (IND) vs South Africa (SA)
Date and Time: October 4, 2022, 7:00 PM IST
Venue: Holkar Stadium, Indore
Pitch Report
The pitch at Holkar Stadium has been a paradise for batters and chasing has been the preferred choice of captains winning the toss.
Predicted Playing XI
India (IND): Rohit Sharma (c), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, and Ravichandran Ashwin.
South Africa (SA): Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi/Lungi Ngidi, and Wayne Parnell.
IND vs SA – Fantasy Team Suggestions
Fantasy Team 1: Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Rilee Rossouw, Tristan Stubbs, Rohit Sharma (c), Axar Patel, Aiden Markram (vc), Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Fantasy Team 2: Quinton de Kock (c), Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Axar Patel, Aiden Markram, Harshal Patel, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.
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